Christie Wilson

Hawaii

Editor, Maui Edition at Honolulu Star-Advertiser

Wife and mother.

Articles

Options Expanding For Displaced Maui Families Struggling To Find Housing

Dec 22, 2023 | civilbeat.org | Christie Wilson

A philanthropic partnership led by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement is offering a direct leasing program and increased stipends for hosts. Efforts to find stable long-term housing for the thousands of people displaced by the August wildfires on Maui are gaining momentum more than four months out from the disaster.
Maui Senator: Lahaina Recovery Requires That ‘The Whole State Chips In’

Dec 20, 2023 | civilbeat.org | Christie Wilson

Angus McKelvey lays out the proposals he’ll bring to the Legislature next session after a wildfire devastated his district. When state Sen. Angus McKelvey called a meeting Tuesday night to hear what Lahaina residents want from the Legislature in the upcoming session, a little more than a dozen people showed up to weigh in.
Families Displaced By The Maui Fires Are Tired Of Shuffling Between Hotel Rooms

Dec 13, 2023 | civilbeat.org | Christie Wilson

Families Displaced By The Maui Fires Are Tired Of Shuffling Between Hotel Rooms - Honolulu Civil Beat
Caring For Lahaina’s Roadside Memorial Is An Act Of Love For Volunteers

Dec 10, 2023 | civilbeat.org | Christie Wilson

A small group of community members gathered Saturday to refresh the long row of white crosses honoring the 100 lives lost. As a member of Lahaina’s homeless community, Rex Cole may have gone unnoticed by many of the visitors and residents who frequented the historic town, but Jelena Dackovic has not forgotten him.
The Conversation: State housing assistance for displaced Maui families; Song of the rare ʻAkiapōlāʻau

Dec 6, 2023 | hawaiipublicradio.org | Bytemarks Cafe |Catherine Cruz |Christie Wilson

Department of Human Services Deputy Director Trista Speer details a recent state program leveraging the short-term rental market is targeting families displaced by the Maui fires who don’t qualify for federal assistance Honolulu Civil Beat reporter Christie Wilson provides a Reality Check on a Maui County Council bill aimed at enticing owners of short-term rentals to use their units as long-term housing solutions for those displaced after the August fires on Maui | Full Story Maui-born Keeana...
Maui Council Moves Swiftly On Tax Breaks To Proivde Long-Term Rentals For Fire Survivors

Dec 6, 2023 | civilbeat.org | Christie Wilson

Mayor Richard Bissen hopes the owners of vacation rentals agree to take part in the “shared sacrifice” of the recovery. Maui County Council members ushered a tax-break proposal forward Tuesday that government leaders hope will entice the owners of short-term rentals into helping with the long-term housing needs of thousands of people who survived the August wildfires.
Maui Is Still Searching For Someone To Lead Its Emergency Management Agency

Dec 3, 2023 | civilbeat.org | Christie Wilson

With the expiration of interim administrator Darryl Oliveira’s three-month contract, a selection committee is considering 15 candidates. The Maui Emergency Management Agency remained without a permanent administrator as the county prepared for possible flash flooding from the Kona low that drenched much of the state last week while still in deep response mode to the deadly August wildfires.
EPA Completes Fire-Related Cleanup On Maui

Nov 30, 2023 | civilbeat.org | Paula Dobbyn |Christie Wilson

Hazardous materials have been removed from Lahaina and Upcountry sites nearly three months after the fires. Environmental Protection Agency employees and contractors have finished removing household hazardous material from properties destroyed or damaged in the Aug. 8 wildfires on Maui. They have also completed removing lithium-ion batteries from vehicles and powerwalls, according to an EPA news release Thursday.
East Maui Takes Brunt Of Storm With Flooding, Road Closures

Nov 30, 2023 | civilbeat.org | Christie Wilson

County officials say pollution filtering systems in Lahaina appear to have kept toxic runoff from entering storm drains during light rains there. Drenching rains from the Kona low moving across the island chain so far have spared areas of Lahaina scarred by an Aug. 8 wildfire, but the eastern end of Maui was not so lucky.
The Conversation: Gov. Josh Green highlights water and Maui housing; Suicide prevention on Molokaʻi

Nov 29, 2023 | hawaiipublicradio.org | Bytemarks Cafe |Catherine Cruz |Kim Gamel |Christie Wilson

Gov. Josh Green on holding the Navy accountable for the Red Hill fuel facility and the housing needs of displaced Maui families. Molokaʻi state Sen.